Peter Lochbihler to head PA Unit
Brussels – Pleon, Europe’s leading communications consulting firm, today announced a new management addition that will further strengthen its Brussels office. On 1st September, Peter Lochbihler will take charge of the Public Affairs Unit as Business Director -- a major addition to the team established by Dr. Hermann Drummer in 2001. Hermann Drummer will remain in Brussels as a partner.
"Brussels is the central motor in our European strategy and a key area for growth," said Timo Sieg, Pleon’s CEO Europe. "Peter brings a deep understanding of the political climate in Brussels. His addition to the team will further strengthen the Brussels office and our Public Affairs engine to the benefit of our clients and employees throughout the whole of Europe."
After studies in Osnabrück, London and Paris, Peter Lochbihler went to the prestigious College of Europe in Bruges where he graduated with a Masters in European Political and Administrative Studies. He worked for interest representation in Brussels and in a Public Affairs agency in Berlin. Furthermore, he gained practical experience working for a top management consultancy and for an internet business start-up. For the past five years Peter Lochbihler has been engaged with Public Affairs work for EU.select -- a Brussels-based European lobbying and PA consultancy -- where he was most recently deputy director. "What is particularly exciting about Pleon is the way it combines an international outlook with dynamic growth. I am delighted to be able to contribute to this process and move it forward from my post in Brussels," says Lochbihler.
Cornelius Winter, European Practice Group Leader Public Affairs at Pleon comments: "Over the past two years our Public Affairs activities have shown outstanding development not only in Germany but in numerous locations throughout Western and Eastern Europe. Our unit in Brussels plays a major role in extending the range of our Public Affairs services."
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Pleon (www.pleon.com) is Europe’s leading international consulting firm, creating and implementing strategies for private and public sector organisations around the world.
With a deep understanding of business, politics and communications, Pleon is uniquely placed to devise compelling solutions that deliver measurable and tangible results.
Blending the best of local market knowledge and leadership with global resources and best practice, Pleon provides a one-stop resource for communications in Europe.
The agency has 31 branded offices in 15 European countries and associate agencies in 16 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Pleon is part of the Brodeur/Pleon Worldwide network with a presence throughout the United States, Asia Pacific and Latin America, and is part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC), (www.omnicomgroup.com), a leading global marketing and corporate communications company.
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